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EMIN ASKEROV
Cleantech FOAK and Scale-up Consiglieri
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Flying cars: who needs them?
Flying cars are a sign of the future. But do they matter?
Emin Askerov
Jun 27, 20242 min read


Antifragility and energy transition
Why EV tariffs might actually benefit the Energy Transition? The Energy Transition and Climate Change are too important to ignore tail risk
Emin Askerov
Jun 18, 20242 min read


Stay Strong and Prevail
Imagine standing at the edge of a vast canyon. Your goal is on the other side, seemingly unreachable. You lay down one brick, then...
Emin Askerov
Jun 16, 20241 min read


Facing “The Innovator's Dilemma”
Technology does not matter. Business structures do. Read my review to see why.
Emin Askerov
Jun 13, 20243 min read


Tokenization of Greentech
Should we tokenize greentech, and if yes how? I need your help to figure this out. 🙋♂️
Emin Askerov
Jun 11, 20241 min read


The Inside Job: How to Get Corporations to Invest in Your Tech
It took me 10 years to learn how corporate investors think. I will teach you this now in five minutes.
Emin Askerov
Jun 7, 20243 min read


Road Tripping: EV, hybrid or ICE?
ICE or EV? Or Hybrid? Which one is cleaner? We now have a cool tool to check this!
Emin Askerov
Jun 6, 20241 min read


Hockey sticks: how to make one
We now have two newly made hockey sticks - one for stationary storage (ESS) and one for the EV batteries. Find out how one is made.
Emin Askerov
Jun 4, 20242 min read


Beat the Heat: Understanding the Wet Bulb Temperature
The world is heating up, and while we're all doing our part to cool things down, we've got a long road ahead. In the meantime,...
Emin Askerov
Jun 1, 20242 min read


Set Sails!
Wind could displace fossil fuels in maritime transport faster than hydrogen. This is how it can happen.
Emin Askerov
May 31, 20242 min read


BNEF New Energy Outlook 2024
Check out my highlights from BNEF New Energy Outlook 2024
Emin Askerov
May 30, 20245 min read


Strategic Investors: how to kill a startup
A strategic investor can kill a greentech startup. Here is why and how.
Emin Askerov
May 29, 20243 min read


Surviving High-Impact Risks
How much should you pay for future-proofing your business? TSMC is splurging more than €10 billion on this
Emin Askerov
May 20, 20243 min read


Hacking the grid: the age of Virtual Power Plants
Discover how investing in Virtual Power Plants can offer a unique combination of technological innovation and sustainability
Emin Askerov
May 14, 20243 min read


Where is the money in EV charging?
It was January 2022, I was standing outside one of the towers in Moscow City, Moscow’s skyscraper-packed business district, thinking...
Emin Askerov
May 2, 20246 min read


Hiring consultants
My experience of successful hiring of management consultants
Emin Askerov
Apr 26, 20242 min read


Carbon Capture: High Stakes and High Hopes
Is Carbon Capture ready for massive scaling, and should investors pile in?
Emin Askerov
Apr 18, 20243 min read


From Ground Coffee to Groundbreaking EVs: The EV Startups Journey Through the Funding Filter
EV startups success rate
Emin Askerov
Apr 11, 20243 min read


The Hydrogen Tsunami: What will be left after it passes?
How do you identify the next promising technology? One way to do it is to throw a lot of money (preferably other peoples’ money) at all...
Emin Askerov
Mar 30, 20243 min read


Bill Gates' "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster": A Review with a Twist
Ever wondered if there are cheat codes for saving the planet? Well, the uber-nerd Bill Gates might just have scribbled down a few notes.
Emin Askerov
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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